2
1.5 – 1.8m
5 – 6 ft
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SPEAKER PLACEMENT
FRONT SPEAKERS
SURROUND SPEAKERS
The SCSSAT300 loudspeaker
is designed to be used either
by itself or in a pair to
upgrade a 5.1-channel home
theater system to a 6.1- or
7.1-channel system, when
connected to a compatible
receiver or processor and
amplifier. The speaker is
identical to the satellite
speakers supplied with the
JBL SCS260.5 and SCS260.6
systems, and may be used
interchangeably with them
in the front left or right,
surround left or right or
surround back left or right
positions.
Although best results will
be obtained when the
SCSSAT300 is used with
a JBL SCS home theater
speaker system, it may be
used in the surround chan-
nels of most systems.
The front speakers should be
placed the same distance
from each other as they are
from the listening position.
They should be placed at
about the same height from
the floor as the listeners’ ears
will be, or they may be angled
toward the listeners.
Two of the surround speakers
should be placed slightly
behind the listening position
and, ideally, should face each
other and be at a level higher
than the listeners’ ears.
If that is not possible, they
may be placed on a wall
behind the listening position,
facing forward. The rear wall
is also the required place-
ment for the surround back
speakers in a 7.1-channel
system. The surround back
speaker in a 6.1-channel
system should be placed on
the wall behind the listening
position, facing the center
channel speaker. The sur-
round speakers should not
call attention to themselves.
Experiment with their place-
ment until you hear a diffuse,
ambient sound accompanying
the main-program material
heard in the front speakers.
It is neither necessary nor
desirable to tilt the surround
speakers to aim them down
toward the listening area.
They should be aimed
straight ahead to produce the
proper effect.
Alternate placement for surround speakers or placement for
surround back speakers.
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Placement for surround back speaker in a 6.1 system.
